Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s

Chapter 1560: Chapter 1562: Feeling Oppressed in the Chest

”Uncle, this is wine and cigarettes for you. These are two boxes of Mai Ru Jing, they’re good for both of you. Here’s some American Ginseng Tea I bought from Country M, it’s quite refreshing. And this one is Pearl Powder for Aunt; you can mix it with water to drink. I heard it’s good for the skin.”

Kuang Kanzhi eagerly unpacked the bags and boxes, introducing each item one by one.

”And this one, also brought back by a friend from abroad; they said it’s called chocolate, tastes pretty good. This is Toffee Candy, it’s very sweet, and you can snack on a few pieces every now and then. Also, since it’s my first time visiting, I wasn’t sure what gifts would express my respect for the two elders, so I went with Ah Zhu to the most renowned Old Silver House in the Capital City and picked out a couple of gold accessories for the two of you.”

Kuang Kanzhi took out two velvet jewelry boxes, opened them, and placed them in front of Chiang Songhai and Ge Liutao, smiling as he said, ”For Uncle, it’s a ring engraved with the word ’Fortune’ and inlaid with jade. For Aunt, it’s a gold bracelet. Would you like to try them on?”

”Yes, Dad, Mom, I picked these together with Brother Kan. You should try them on!”

Chiang Qingzhu put down her handkerchief, picked up the gold bracelet, and reached out to help Ge Liutao put it on.

Ge Liutao reacted immediately, pulling her hand back and standing up abruptly. ”No, no, no, I don’t want it.”

Chiang Songhai’s face had already darkened. He looked at Chiang Qingzhu and said, ”I don’t want any of this either. Qingzhu, do you know how much all this costs?”

”These are all good items, and some of them aren’t even available domestically,” Chiang Qingzhu paused for a moment before saying, ”They must be expensive, but these are Brother Kan’s good intentions...”

Chiang Songhai felt an unbearable tightness in his chest and finally couldn’t hold back, asking, ”These are Mr. Kuang’s intentions, but you’ve been living in the Kong Family for so many years, spending so much of their money without any familial ties—do you really feel at ease accepting such intentions?”

”Dad, but Brother Kan isn’t an outsider...”

”Not an outsider? Then what is he to you?” Chiang Songhai couldn’t contain his anger anymore.

Chiang Qingzhu froze for a moment, instinctively glancing at Kuang Kanzhi.

Kuang Kanzhi cleared his throat and took over the conversation, saying, ”Uncle, Ah Zhu and I have spent so many years living side by side, our relationship is practically no different from that of family...”

”Mr. Kuang,” Chiang Songhai interrupted him, ”We truly appreciate and are grateful for all you’ve done for Qingzhu, but Mr. Kuang, given your age, shouldn’t you have settled down by now?”

”...Yes. I have a wife and a daughter—her name is Qingqing.”

”So, your wife and daughter have no objections about Qingzhu?”

Kuang Kanzhi responded, ”My wife is very understanding. She’s quite reasonable.”

Understanding what?

People like them from the countryside wouldn’t get it.

In rural families, if someone else were living in the house, it’d be a daily chaos with feathers flying everywhere.

Back when they were kids, there were one or two wealthy families in town, and even they had a mess, with the big and small wife fighting every day.

”Mr. Kuang, we truly thank you for everything in the past, but moving forward, when Qingzhu comes back, you can have a peaceful life with your family. As for what compensation we owe you, we’ll discuss it with our Little and send it over to you. How does that sound?”

Chiang Songhai’s words made Kuang Kanzhi’s brow furrow slightly, and he looked toward Chiang Qingzhu.

Chiang Qingzhu froze for a moment as well, then turned to Chiang Songhai and asked, ”Dad, what do you mean by that?”